In this video, I show you how to play the traditional tune Whiskey Before Breakfast with some added hero licks.
This is a must-know tune in the Bluegrass genre and the included variations are inspired by players like Chris Thile and Sierra Hull.
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In this video, Hayes Griffin plays a harmony to the traditional tune from his home region, Big Sciota. Playing harmonies is a common technique in American fiddle tunes, and this part adds an extra layer of depth and complexity to this expressive melody.
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In this video, Hayes Griffin teaches a great lick based on the Jesse McReynolds crosspicking pattern.
In Mandolin Secrets Academy you'll find:
- Sheet music/tabs
- Play-a-long track
- How-to-play-instructions
In this video, Hayes Griffin teaches a basic crosspicking version of the tune Wildwood Flower. This is a classic song that was made popular by the Carter Family among others.
This is a sample lesson from the new Crosspicking Course of Mandolin Secrets Academy...
In this video, I play Silent Night and Auld Lang Syne. This is my way of saying thanks for a (weird) but amazing year. Thank you for watching and being a part of the Mandolin Secrets Community!
For these tunes, in Mandolin Secrets Academy you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs
- Play-a-long...
In this video, Hayes Griffin will teach you the #1 most common Tiny Moore lick: The 3579 Digital Pattern. You will also learn two exercises that show you how to apply this lick to a 12 Bar Blues in the key of C.
In Mandolin Secrets Academy you’ll find:
- Sheet music/tabs
- Backing...
In this video, I show you how to play a solo crosspicking arrangement of Auld Lang Syne.
In the times of covid-19. Learn this crosspicking arrangement, record a smartphone video and send a virtual greeting card to your family and friend for the Holidays. I can guarantee the success! :-)
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In this video I show you how to play a chord melody arrangement of Nuages by Django Reinhardt. This is a very beautiful and classic tune in the Gypsy Jazz repertoire that I love to play. For the chord melody there is lot of options for voicing, fingerings and picking directions and there is no...
In this video, Hayes Griffin teaches you the chords to the traditional tune from his home region, Big Sciota.
Hayes likes to play the chords with a bluegrass chop, but many players also use open-string chords for a more “old-time” sound.
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In this video, I show you a good melody etude for improving your mandolin technique. It’s a 4 note melodic sequence that is coming from the tune Big Sciota. Playing an exercise like this will improve both your fretting hand and picking hand technique.
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In this video, Hayes Griffin plays a traditional tune from his home region called Big Sciota. This tune is a standard in old time and bluegrass circles, and increased in popularity after it was recorded by Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg, and Edgar Meyer on their album “Skip, Hop, and...
In this video, I show you an arpeggio etude to expand your knowledge of the fretboard. We’re playing the same major arpeggio, 1-2-3-5, for all major chords, back cycling through the circle of fifths. Sheet music/tabs and audio version for this etude you’ll find in Mandolin...
